The Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Adel Al-Jubeir, affirmed that Riyadh recognized the Houthis, and that they had a role in Yemen, but added that there would be no new Hezbollah there, as he put it.
Al-Jubeir said during a seminar on the sidelines of the Davos Economic Forum that the situation in the country is heading towards a political solution, after the measures taken to build confidence, he said.
He said that there is a retreat in military operations in Yemen "as a confidence-building measure, and there has become a more positive will, and medical trips have taken place, and we have released 200 Houthi prisoners."
He admitted that there might be military confrontations from time to time, but added, "But we are moving towards a political solution."
Al-Jubeir accused Iran of escalating and interfering in the affairs of a number of Middle Eastern countries, denying that the US role in the region had declined.
Al-Jubeir cited Washington sending about five thousand soldiers to Saudi Arabia, which it had wagered on and cooperated with, he said.
He said, "The escalation comes from the Iranian side. We did not try to bully Iran and we did not kill Iranian diplomats, as they did with us, nothing that can be reduced in the first place."
Al-Jubeir accused, two days ago, the Houthis of launching 300 missiles and 100 drones, which are directed towards Saudi soil, without mentioning the resulting losses.
This came in his speech before the Committee on Foreign Relations in the European Parliament, on the sidelines of an official visit to the Belgian capital, Brussels, according to Saudi media, including Al-Arabiya.
Al-Jubeir said that "the kingdom did not start the war in Yemen, but rather al-Houthi who did this," accusing the group of "committing crimes against the Yemeni people."